Despite their prevalence, there may be a lot you might not know about the bird. In fact ... plus a brief rundown of the egg-laying process for hens. The lifespan of a chicken varies.

Some build their homes alone, and others build nests with a mate as part of the courtship process. Some birds lay colorful or speckled eggs, and others lay eggs with plain white shells.

“Egg production is a biological process. These are live animals ... farms across a region as they migrate. Bird flu’s devastating impact on egg-laying hens in recent years is the clear culprit ...

The increase is due to the limited number of hens laying eggs right now ... to kill their chickens if they discover a bird flu case in a flock — a process known as "culling" — to try to ...

The battery cage system is a common process used in commercial egg production. In this method, laying birds are confined in cages. Each cage accommodates two to four birds depending on the size of ...